|
|
|
I AM CURIOUS ABOUT YELLOW |
|
|
|
|
|
Linguist Marc Okrand created this language spoken by Worf (among others) on television |
Klingon
|
|
|
Non-satisfaction; "now is the winter of our" this |
discontent
|
|
|
|
Then known as Lew Alcindor, this 7'2" basketball star was a high school friend of not 7'2" funnyman Billy Crystal |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
|
|
|
Most visitors to the Capitoline Museums don't turn to stone when they see Bernini's bust of this slithery gal |
Medusa
|
|
|
You have to go 50 miles north of Cuzco and way up in the air to get above these ruins |
Machu Picchu
|
|
|
You can be like Daenerys & actually learn about 4,000 words of this language of Khal Drogo |
Dothraki
|
|
|
In the U.S. Army, a first this ranks just below captain |
lieutenant
|
|
|
A yellow card in this sport is an official warning that you are playing too rough--yes, you, Sergio Ramos |
soccer
|
|
|
Douglas Fairbanks Sr. was one of the closest friends of this "Little Tramp" |
(Charlie) Chaplin
|
|
|
The Pinacoteca, a collection of religious paintings begun by Pius VI, is one of many museums in this enclave |
the Vatican
|
|
|
|
Harry Potter acquired the ability to speak this language of snakes from Voldemort |
Parseltongue
|
|
|
Patrick Roy & Hope Solo played this position |
(Seth: What is goalkeeper?) ... (Alex: [*]--remember, "T-E-N" has to come up in each correct response.)
goaltender
|
|
|
Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for this lonely character, died at sea from yellow fever |
Robinson Crusoe
|
|
|
Mozart was close friends with this composer, who was Wolfgang's senior by 23 years & was perhaps more of a "Papa" figure |
(Alex: [*]--Papa [*], yes.)
Haydn
|
|
|
The terracotta Sarcophagus of the Spouses reclines at Rome's National Museum of these darn ancient people |
(Alex: Those darn [*].) [Laughter]
Etruscans
|
|
|
Extending over an area of nearly 200 square miles are these mysterious lines of Peru that are only evident from the air |
the Nazca Lines
|
|
|
Tolkien created these languages whose forms include Quenya before writing his books, not the other way around |
(Bryan: What is [*]?) (Alex: [*]? No.) (Rachel: What is [**]?) (Alex: Yes. This game is moving too fast even for me, Rachel. I've just been signaled that we should have accepted Bryan's response. We are not going to penalize you, Rachel, but Bryan, we're going to give you back the money we took away. You get to make the next selection.)
Elvin (or Elvish)
|
|
|
Shelley wrote, "To defy power which seems" this, meaning unlimited |
(Bryan: What is untenable?)
omnipotent
|
|
|
The 1864 Battle of Yellow Tavern was the last for this Confederate cavalry general whose nickname is from his initials |
J.E.B. Stuart
|
|
|
Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a campaign biography of this college pal, later the 14th U.S. president |
Franklin Pierce
|
|
|
Roman ceilings, walls & floors displayed this type of art made of bits of material; you can walk on fine examples in Ostia |
mosaic
|
|
|
The course of Botswana's Okavango River can be described with this word, starting with an objective pronoun |
(Rachel: What is circuitous?)
meandering
|
|
|
You say "uncold" rather than "warm" in this language in "1984" |
Newspeak
|
|
|
The Empire State Building is in what was once this "meaty" area noted for vice & corruption |
the Tenderloin
|
|
|
This world capital straddles the Han River, which flows into the Yellow Sea |
(Alex: Less than a minute to go now, Rachel. This time, you only have $2,800 to put at risk.) ... (Rachel: What is Beijing?)
Seoul (Korea)
|
|
|
In 1961 this "J. Alfred Prufrock" poet became pen pals with Groucho; the 2 finally met just before the poet's 1965 death |
T.S. Eliot
|
|
|
In the Galleria Borghese, Caravaggio's portrait of this saint shows him with his head still on his shoulders |
(Rachel: Who is St. Sebastian?)
John the Baptist
|
|